White Bone Monkey King

"Lord Commander."

When the Biwan carriage passed the archway of Fangshi, Deputy Commander Sun saluted.

The carriage stopped.

Jin An opened the curtain and said, "Deputy Commander Sun, is there anything you want to report?"

Hearing the sound of a woman sobbing and struggling from the carriage, Deputy Commander Sun lowered his eyebrows and did not dare to glance into the carriage: "Master Commander, someone from the Ministry of Internal Affairs came just now, but they came in a carriage. He left again without getting off the carriage, unable to see which eunuch was coming. "

"That happened to be the time when the commander was inspecting Tiangong Miao Pavilion and injuring Su Susu, the manager of Tiangong Miao Pavilion."

Jin An snorted coldly: "At least this chamberlain minister is somewhat self-aware. Seeing that I even dared to search the property of an academician of Taiyuan Hospital, he didn't humiliate himself by asking for help. He knew that if the imperial eunuch and the inner palace eunuch hadn't come in person, I can’t stop the Criminal Investigation Department’s anger today.”

Of course, the other party may also have the intention of killing someone with a borrowed knife. First, let the Criminal Investigation Department and Taiyin Hospital kowtow to death, causing both sides to lose, and then let the Zhidian Supervisor read a book in the emperor's ear, adding insult to injury to the Criminal Investigation Department.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs has twelve supervisors, four divisions, eight bureaus, and twenty-four eunuch yamen.

Each of the twelve eunuchs has a fourth-grade eunuch.

Among the twelve prisons, there are also important and unimportant ones. For example, the Duzhi prison, who serves the emperor every day, and the inner palace prison, who is in charge of the royal family's treasury, are the ones who can talk to the emperor the best.

Therefore, when the reinforcements moved in from the Ministry of Internal Affairs saw that the Criminal Investigation Department even dared to touch the academicians of the Tai Hospital, they knew that the Criminal Investigation Department was operating on the Spice Shop today. There was absolutely no misunderstanding or misunderstanding. As long as they were not stupid, they would not force it at this time. Head up.

It is estimated that the other party is so anxious to go back because he also wants to find the governor and check the emperor's side. The storm in the capital is too fierce. If there is any big movement in the palace, the people below should be prepared in advance to protect themselves.

…

As time goes by, the big news of the Criminal Inspector in the spice shop has spread to the whole city. The people in the capital have already learned about the spice shop that no one dared to touch in the past. The Criminal Inspector went in tonight and beheaded and killed. Arrests.

For ordinary people, the most ordinary petty officials are the big shots they cannot afford to offend. When they heard that the ninth-rank chamberlains in the Ministry of Internal Affairs were beheaded in the street by the Criminal Investigation Department, it caused a lot of surprises.

The capital was very lively tonight, because the people in the capital were flocking to the spice shop. Now it was spread throughout the capital that the Criminal Inspectorate was going to war with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the Criminal Inspectorate in charge of public security was fighting with the eunuchs in the palace.

There are many people who do good deeds among the people, but the more they spread, the more evil they become.

It’s just that people outside the spice shop were already crowded with people watching the excitement. The crowds were so crowded that they couldn’t squeeze in for a long time. When they heard that the commander of the Criminal Investigation Department led a large number of people to the residence of the academician of the Taiyuan Hospital to arrest the Taiyuan Hospital, these latecomers They immediately changed direction and rushed towards the residence of the academician of Taiyuan Hospital.

"Sure enough, the familiar Marquis Shenwu is back! On the first day after Marquis Shenwu returned to the capital, he didn't even take a break. He immediately went to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for surgery, and now he's going to the Imperial Hospital for surgery! That one dared to bend his bow and shoot him outside the imperial city. The domineering god of the Rakshasa people, Wuhou, is really back!"

"The business in the spice shop has always been controlled by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Imperial Hospital. In particular, the spice shop has been responsible for developing special rouge for the concubines in the palace. I heard that the concubines' natal clan power is behind the spice shop. Marquis Shenwu took the spice shop To operate is to operate on the concubines in the palace!"

"Hush, you dare to talk nonsense like this about decapitation. It's your life! We only need to discuss the struggle between the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Imperial Hospital, and the Criminal Investigation Department!"

"The Criminal Investigation Department of the Spice Shop, which others dare not investigate, is here to investigate. This time the Criminal Investigation Department has lost its prestige!"

Discussions broke out among the people, and the big families in the capital couldn't sleep all night. The situation in the capital was about to change. Someone used the spice shop to operate on the ministers, imperial hospitals, and concubines in the harem.

…

Taiyin Hospital Residence.

As the Biwan carriage stopped in front of the mansion, a large number of criminal inspectors with unsheathed swords surrounded the mansion. The atmosphere was tense. The originally drowsy gatekeeper was so frightened that he lost all sleep and rushed in in panic. Notify the situation at the mansion.

Soon the housekeeper went out to greet the Criminal Investigation Department. The housekeeper asked the Criminal Investigation Department why he came to the house late at night, but he was pushed aside by the Criminal Investigation Department. The housekeeper also wanted to show off the prestige of the slave of the academician of Taiyuan Hospital, but was ignored by the Criminal Investigation Department. With the long knife on his neck, he immediately became more honest as he watched the Criminal Inspector rush into the mansion with murderous intent.

But in the next scene, the butler's expression immediately changed from anger to fear and fear.

Jin An held Su Susu, the female shopkeeper of Tiangong Miao Pavilion, in his hand, and stepped off the Bifan carriage. Su Susu was like a useless person in Jin An's hands, unable to struggle. Her hair was disheveled, and she was uttering nonsense and whimpering. There was no trace of anything left in her mouth. The oiran had a beautiful appearance, but all that was left was that he was as miserable as a bereaved dog.

"Where is Cheng Baiqing, academician of Taiyuan Hospital? I suspect Cheng Baiqing is suspected of collaborating with the enemy and treason. I am here to arrest Cheng Baiqing. Please lead the way." Jin An coldly ordered the housekeeper.

Hearing the words "collaboration with the enemy and the country", the housekeeper would not believe it even to death. He complained angrily and said that his father was an academician of the Taiyuan Hospital and was deeply loved by the Holy Emperor. How could he be a collaborator with the enemy and the country? This was someone who was spreading rumors and slanders, hoping to find out more clearly. .

Jin An threw the embroidered shoes and turquoise pendant directly into the butler's arms: "Are these the shoes of your young lady Cheng Linger?"

The housekeeper immediately recognized that the shoes belonged to his young lady and hurriedly asked: "My young lady has been missing for seven days. Where did you find my young lady? Where is my young lady now? Has she eaten well and slept well these days? Old slave Immediately send someone to take the young lady back to your home.”

Jin An snorted coldly: "The disappearance of the daughter of an academician of Taiyuan Hospital is not a trivial matter. Why didn't our Criminal Investigation Department receive a report from you?"

The housekeeper looked deep into the mansion and answered in a low voice while holding his shoes: "Since the old lady passed away due to illness the year before last year, the master has been busy with the affairs of the Taiyuan Hospital every day. He rarely interferes with the affairs of the mansion, and his relationship with the young lady has sometimes been stalemate."

"Seven days ago, the young lady had another quarrel with the master and ran away in anger. There has been no news for several days. The master said that the young lady will come back in a few days when her anger subsides. The master is not allowed to report it to the official, and we servants can't say anything. Why……"

"I have also inquired about the whereabouts of the young lady several times. Some people said that they saw the young lady going to Tiangong Miao Pavilion before she disappeared. But I went to the shopkeeper of Tiangong Miao Pavilion to inquire, and the shopkeeper said that the young lady has returned..."

Jin An glanced at the paralyzed Su Susu coldly, and asked: "What did Cheng Linger and Cheng Baiqing quarrel about that day?"

The butler was hesitant at first and refused to tell. After the knife placed on his neck made a small bloody cut on the skin, the butler hurriedly told the truth: "The master and the miss often quarrel about shopkeeper Su Susu. The miss said the other day that the master has not known her since we met." The vixen named Su's temperament changed drastically after that. The old lady was poisoned by the two of them who conspired to poison her. The old man got angry and slapped the young lady..."

"Hey, the young lady ran out of the mansion sadly, saying that she was going to Tiangong Miao Pavilion to kill the vixen to avenge her mother, and asked the master to choose between his biological daughter or the vixen raised outside..."

Jin An: "Cheng Ling'er is dead. He was killed by this poisonous woman. Take me to find Cheng Baiqing."

The housekeeper looked up at Su Susu in disbelief, then held the embroidered shoes in his arms and cried loudly, showing the deep love between master and servant.

Under the leadership of the housekeeper, a group of people surrounded a medicine garden in Cheng Mansion. There was a medicine pavilion built in the medicine garden.

The butler with a sad look pointed at the medicine pavilion and said: "The master often studies medicine prescriptions in the medicine pavilion and does not go out for several days. The master has not been out of the medicine pavilion these days. The old slave prepares three meals a day himself." to the door."

As the door of the medicine pavilion was broken open from the outside, the shadow of the knife flashed, and a large number of criminal inspectors broke into the medicine pavilion.

At this moment, many poisonous centipedes fell overhead. These poisonous centipedes were very strange. Their carapace was black and extremely poisonous. They had transparent wings on their backs and could fly in the sky.

The old Taoist priest who had been following Jin An was shocked when he saw this. He reached out and quickly picked up the wine gourd. After taking a sip of Sanyang wine, he sprayed it towards the flying black centipede that fell from the sky.

Zizzi!

The yin energy of these flying black centipedes was so cold that as soon as they came into contact with Sanyang wine, black smoke immediately rose from their hard carapace, and their bodies curled up and fell to the ground, turning into blood in a short time.

The blood water corroded the floor tiles and created many pits. The blood water of these poisonous insects was more poisonous than aqua regia.

There are so many flying black centipedes here that the old Taoist priest can't kill him with a sip of Sanyang wine. The next moment, more flying black centipedes flap their transparent wings and pounce on the outsiders who break into the medicine pavilion.

The number is so large that it is airtight, like a black curtain wall pressing down on them.

But wherever Jin An passed by, Yang blood burned like a furnace, and all these poisonous insects were ignited in the air and turned into ashes in an instant.

Avenue induction!

A hundred virtues!

A hundred virtues!

…

This is not the residence of the academician of Taiyuan Hospital. This is clearly the poisonous cave of Yin Mansion.

With Jin An opening the way, the flying black centipede in the medicine pavilion soon died.

According to what the housekeeper said on the way here, the Medicine Pavilion is the most important place in the Cheng Mansion. Many of Cheng Baiqing's new medicines and precious medicinal materials are hidden here. Only Cheng Baiqing can enter, and not even Cheng Baiqing's disciples have the right to enter.

This medicine pavilion covers a large area. After entering the medicine pavilion, I smelled some musty smell.

The old Taoist priest took out the yellow talisman again and stuffed it into his nose: "Little brother, do you smell something moldy?"

Jin An nodded: "Yes."

The old Taoist priest sniffed the air vigorously, looking for the source of the strange smell. Seeing that he could not find the source of the strange smell, he took out the talisman paper in his nose again and smelled it.

"It's the smell of rancid food!"

The old Taoist priest screamed and quickly stuffed the talisman paper back into his nose.

Not long after, they saw a lot of smelly and moldy food. The food was all placed on wooden trays without even a bite being touched. The meat and rice were covered with dense moldy spots, and the yellow, green, and purple lint were all covered with mold. have……

Those wooden pallets were stacked densely, and based on three meals a day, they had accumulated enough food for at least ten days.

"Cheng Baiqing seems to be obsessed with refining medicine at this time, to the point where he forgets to sleep and eat, and doesn't eat or drink."

The old Taoist priest was still praising him, but he asked Jin An in a low voice: "Little brother, how much of this Cheng Baiqing is a human being? How much of a ghost?"

It's still spring, and the weather hasn't gotten significantly warmer yet, so these meals have been out for ten days, and the rancid smell slowly dissipates. The housekeeper of the Cheng Mansion didn't notice anything unusual when he came to deliver the meals every day.

Those food trays took up a lot of ground, and the floor was almost full. The old Taoist priest jumped over the food like a treasure, and an alchemy furnace appeared in front of him.

The alchemy furnace is three people tall. There is a slow fire beating inside the alchemy furnace at this moment. It seems that the final stage of collecting the pills with slow fire has come.

But the top of the alchemy furnace was lifted up by a winch chain on the side, and it seemed that the alchemy collection had ended.

"I didn't see Cheng Baiqing, an academician of the Tai Hospital, along the way. Could it be that he got the news in advance and fled out of fear of crime?" the old Taoist priest muttered.

Jin An's eyes were always fixed on the alchemy furnace.

The old Taoist priest turned around and looked around, and found a long ladder next to rows of towering medicine cabinets. Then he climbed up the ladder and looked curiously into the alchemy furnace from a high place. He saw a figure sitting cross-legged in the alchemy furnace's slow fire.

It was a thin old man with white hair and beard, motionless, like a sitting corpse, with hairy spots on his face, hands, and neck, like ugly corpse spots of blue or purple all over his body.

Under the slow fire of the alchemy furnace, the corpse spots were contained and did not spread further.

"Isn't this Cheng Baiqing, the academician of the Imperial Hospital!" The old Taoist exclaimed.

Jin An was clearly standing still and did not see the scene in the alchemy furnace, but at this time he said something shocking: "To be more precise, he is the empty shell of Cheng Baiqing, and Cheng Baiqing is dead."

"The academician of the Imperial Hospital was dead when he met Su Susu seven years ago!" This was the old Taoist's first reaction.

"Then how did he enter the palace for so many years without being monitored by the Tianshi Mansion in front of the imperial city?"

Jin'an: "He should have died just a few days ago. The reason why he is sitting in the alchemy furnace now is because someone is refining the corpse with alchemy fire and using elixirs to slow down the decay of the body. They don't want the outside world to know too early that the academician of the Imperial Hospital died suddenly at home."

The old Taoist priest was still standing on the long ladder, looking at the body of Cheng Baiqing sitting in the alchemy fire, full of doubts: "What is the purpose of preserving his body? Does the person behind the scenes want to keep Cheng Baiqing's body for other purposes, such as poisoning important people in the palace?"

Jin'an's face was cold: "Interrogate this Su Susu witch, and everything will be clear."

The dead man who was originally sitting cross-legged in the alchemy furnace and motionless suddenly opened his eyes, and there was a flash of evil black air in his eyes.

"Little brother, be careful!"

Without the reminder of the old Taoist priest, Jin'an's consciousness had already seen the changes in the alchemy furnace. Jin'an had already prepared to sacrifice the Qin Wang bone mirror and suppressed Cheng Baiqing's body so that he could not move.

"You are not worthy of showing off your skills in front of me." Jin An directly took Cheng Baiqing's body out of the alchemy furnace.

Without the fire to suppress the death energy, the mold on the surface of Cheng Baiqing's body spread rapidly and became smelly, and then the flesh and blood fell off like mud, and the internal organs fell to the ground. In a short time, the ten-day decay process was completed.

"The soul is attached to the object, and a third-level god dares to eavesdrop on our conversation. Let me see who is controlling the corpse!" Looking at the highly rotten body of Cheng Baiqing in his hand, Jin An did not throw it away in disgust. He directly performed the Taoist technique of exploring the bag to take the object and started a battle to catch the person.